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Re:Beijing bets on facial recognition in a big drive for tot... by pmarreck on Monday January 08, 2018 @09:12AM (#16096798)
> Without some form of proportional representation, new ideas can be voiced but they can't get independent traction.

That merely requires a change in the democratic voting system which eliminates some perverse incentives: http://instantrunoff.com/instant-runoff-home/

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Re:Beijing bets on facial recognition in a big drive for tot... by wu-ikkyu on Monday January 08, 2018 @10:14AM (#16097222)
>That merely requires a change in the democratic voting system which eliminates some perverse incentives

"Merely" seems like an understatement

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Re:Beijing bets on facial recognition in a big drive for tot... by pmarreck on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:58PM (#16109981)
In this case, it is :(

I'm hoping states will start with it and maybe one day, federal will follow suit

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